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. 2018 May 21;13:15. doi: 10.1186/s12995-018-0198-5

Table 2.

Incidence of needle stick injuries among participants

Variable Category (Yes) Had needle stick injuries (NO) Had needle stick injuries Odd ratio 95% confidence interval P. value
Age 18–30 32 (57.2%) 103 (57.9%)
31–40 18 (32.1%) 52 (29.2%) 1.123 0.60–2.09 0.714
> 40 6 (10.7%) 23 (12.9%) 0.864 0.35–2.08 0.739
Gender Male 39 (69.6%) 108 (60.7%)
Female 17 (30.4%) 70 (39.3%) 0.672 0.37–1.20 0.181
Social status Married 34 (60.7%) 96 (53.9%)
Single 18 (32.1%) 78 (43.8%) 0.643 0.36–1.15 0.139
Divorced/widowed 4 (7.1%) 4 (2.2%) 3.098 0.62–15.5 0.167
Place of work Governmental clinics 25 (44.6%) 107 (60.1%)
Private clinics 31 (55.4%) 71 (39.9%) 1.833 1.04–3.21 0.034
Academic degree College degree 8 (14.3%) 22 (12.4%)
Bachelor degree 38 (67.9%) 129 (72.5%) 0.798 0.34–1.84 0.598
Graduate degree 10 (17.9%) 27 (15.2%) 1.020 0.36–2.88 0.957
Academic Field Laboratory Sciences 40 (71.4%) 134 (75.3%)
Applied Biology 9 (16.1%) 16 (9.0%) 1.877 0.77–4.52 0.159
Health Science 6 (10.7%) 13 (7.3%) 1.452 0.55–3.81 0.449
Others 1 (1.8%) 15 (8.4%) 0.261 0.05–1.28 0.099
Assigned work Clinical chemistry 15 (26.8%) 55 (30.9%)
Hematology 22 (39.3%) 77 (43.3%) 1.041 0.53–2.04 0.906
Histology/pathology 8 (14.3%) 19 (10.7%) 1.460 0.56–3.75 0.431
Microbiology/Immunology 10 (17.9%) 27 (15.2%) 1.377 0.58–3.24 0.464
Years of experience ≤ 3 16 (28.6%) 75 (42.1%)
4–6 18 (32.1%) 46 (25.8%) 1.782 0.88–3.59 0.106
7–10 17 (30.4%) 33 (18.5%) 2.286 0.92–4.81 0.062
> 10 4 (7.1%) 24 (13.5%) 0.724 0.26–2.01 0.536
Position Residency 14 (25.0%) 36 (20.2%)
Technician 32 (57.1%) 109 (61.2%) 0.747 0.37–1.49 0.408
Lab director 7 (12.5%) (6.2%)11 1.733 0.56–5.37 0.341
Consultant 3 (5.4%) 22 (12.4%) 0.333 0.10–1.10 0.072
Training on Biosafety Yes 29 (51.8%) 123 (69.1%)
No (48.2%) 27 (30.9%) 55 2.054 1.15–3.66 0.014